Bon Voyage (Melody's Echo Chamber album)

Plans for a second studio album dated back to late 2014, when Melody Prochet released "Shirim".[7]

The album was originally slated to be released in 2017, when "Cross My Heart" was released in April 2017.[8] The album was delayed when Melody had suffered a "serious accident" earlier in June,[9] adding that her upcoming tour would be cancelled.[10]

The album was formally announced with a release date on 3 April 2018.[3] That day, the lead single "Breathe In, Breathe Out" was released along with an accompanying music video.[11] With the release of the single, Prochet wrote ""I'm enchanted to share this video for new single 'Breathe In/Breathe Out', a little animated fable that resonates greatly with the record. Thank you Daniel Foothead and Team for this little Pilgrim and it's Muse story. "All my Love, Melody."[12]

In a positive review of the track, Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork described the song as a "stop-start melodic breaks—before cutting out quickly and entirely in a jarring conclusion". Fitzmaurice also said the song is "packed with ideas, its brevity leaving the listener wondering what comes next."[13]

On 1 May 2018, "Breathe In, Breathe Out" was the song of the day on Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S.-based, National Public Radio.[14]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10[15]
Metacritic	77/100[16]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[17]
The A.V. Club	B+[18]
Chicago Tribune	[19]
DIY	[20]
The Guardian	[21]
The Independent	[22]
Mojo	[2]
NME	[23]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[24]
Uncut	9/10[25]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bon Voyage received an average score of 77, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16] The album also received a 7.4 aggregate on AnyDecentMusic?.[15] AllMusic writer Tim Sendra stated that "Bon Voyage shows that Melody's Echo Chamber is far from being just a Kevin Parker creation. Prochet's vision is her own, and it's strong enough here to fly free of any and all constraints."[17] In a positive review, Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot praised the album's composition, summarizing that "if anything, Bon Voyage is even stranger than its predecessor, seven songs splashed in psychedelic colors."[19]

In a mixed assessment, Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian felt that the album's "restless experimentalism" failed to establish "a strong personality to anchor it".[21] Keiron Tyler of Mojo, on the other hand, praised the experimentation and diversity of influences.[2] Tyler drew comparisons to the work of Tropicália artists such as Os Mutantes and Tom Zé and noted the album's "singular appeal".[2]

All lyrics are written by Melody Prochet; all music is composed by Melody's Echo Chamber.

All personnel credits adapted from album liner notes

• Melody Prochet - vocals (all tracks), drums (tracks 1-3), keyboards (tracks 2-3, 5), electric guitar (tracks 2, 6), violin (tracks 5-6), all instruments (track 7), production (all tracks except 4), mixing (tracks 2, 6)
• Fredrik Swahn - keyboards (tracks 1, 5), bass guitar (track 2), sound engineering (tracks 1-3, 5-6), production (all tracks except 7), mixing (tracks 2, 4-6)
• Reine Fiske - guitars (1, 3, 5-6), bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5-6), keyboards (tracks 1-2), drums (tracks 2-3), percussion (tracks 2-3, 6), violin (track 3, 6), production (tracks 1-3, 5-6), mixing (tracks 2, 5, 6)
• Gustav Ejstes - piano (track 2), beatbox (track 3), scream (track 3), percussion (track 3), vocals (track 4), guitar (track 4), organ (track 6)
• Johan Holmegard - drums (tracks 5-6)
• Nicholas Allbrook - spoken word (track 5)
• Maxime Leguil - mixing (tracks 1, 3)
• Raphael Jonin - mastering (all tracks)
• Silly Jane - artwork
• Paul J. Street & Matthew Cooper - design

• Bon Voyage at Discogs (list of releases)